Stock index hits 2-year low

Prompts agitating investors to demo in front of SEC
Capital market investors on Monday staged demonstrations on the streets in Motijheel and in front of the Dilkusha office of the Securities and Exchange Commission as the stock prices on the Dhaka bourse went on a free fall and its general index fell to below the 5,000-point-mark for the first time in the past two years on the day. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DGEN, lost

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DSE turnover hits 7-month low on thin trading

The turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dipped to a seven-month low of Tk 285.64 crore in volatile trading on Tuesday with the investors waiting to see the outcome of the cases filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against five alleged market manipulators and the market behaviour following the regulatory action before deciding their trading

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Dhaka stocks sink for fourth week

Cautious trading by retail investors and inactivity of the institutional ones kept Dhaka stocks in the negative zone last week amid a significantly low volume of transactions, stretching the current bear run to four straight weeks.
Last week, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DGEN, lost 94.84 points,

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Liquidity crunch sends Dhaka stocks on the edge

Turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange hit a new two-month low on Tuesday because of liquidity crunch as the institutional investors remained inactive and individual ones cautious following the latest bear run of the market for the last three weeks.
The DGEN, benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, on Tuesday lost 60.02 points, or 0.97 per

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Bargain hunting pulls Dhaka stocks

Dhaka stocks rose on Thursday as some bargain hunters stepped in following two days of slides, keeping the fears of another debacle at bay for the time being.
The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, gained 50.18 points, or 0.81 per cent, to close the day at 6,212.86 points after the DGEN had shed 61.12 points in two previous turbulent trading

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Stocks rise but turnover drops

The participation of some institutional investors on Monday kept the Dhaka stocks afloat, although the turnover of the bourse slumped to one-and-a-half-month low due to lack of participation of general investors.
The DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 103.78 points, or 1.69 per cent, to close the day at 6,223.94 points, ending a two-day

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Dhaka stocks fall with a flop again

Investors demo, blame SEC for creating panic
Volatility returned to the trading floor of the Dhaka bourse on Thursday, after Wednesday’s heavy gains, pulling down the general index sharply that prompted the angry investors to take to the streets for the second day in the week.
The DGEN, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 129.43 points, or 2.02

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Investors take to streets again in fear of another debacle

DGEN plummets by 174 points, SEC advises investors not to panic
Aggrieved share investors staged rowdy demonstrations on the streets of Motijheel on Tuesday when the general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange plummeted by 174.65 points, stretching the bear-run to seventh day because of panic-driven sell-offs.
Some of the investors could not hold their nerve and went for heavy sell-offs of shares within 30

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DSE falls for 6th day on rumour of large-scale disinvestment

A panic caused by a rumour that some of the heavyweight players were going for massive disinvestment following the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission was preparing to take legal actions against market manipulators during the last stocks debacle pulled down the Dhaka stocks on Monday.
The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DGEN, took a 92.02-point or 1.42 per

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Stocks end the week in red

Stocks returned to the red as trading sessions advanced toward the close last week, ending a five-week gaining streak. Profit-taking pushed down market indices.
The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, capped the week at 6,587, declining 73 points or 1.10 percent. The yardstick of the premier bourse gained 884 points or 15.15 percent in five

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Stocks fall Sunday on Muhith’s comments

Star Business Report Stocks declined on Sunday after an eight-day gaining streak as investors sold shares to book profits, after the finance minister indicated market manipulation might be at work again.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange’s benchmark index DGEN lost 91 points, or 1.39 percent, to close at 6,486.
On the port city’s bourse, the selective categories index of Chittagong Stock Exchange, CSCX, the

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Stocks pass four bullish weeks

Stocks gained for a fourth week with high turnover due to active participation of small and institutional investors and the possibility of an increased inflow of money into the market.
The benchmark general index, DGEN, gained 4.22 percent or 266 points, to end the week at 6,578. The yardstick of DSE gained 13.89 percent or 802 points in the last four

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DSE turnover tops Tk 1,100cr after two and a half months

Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday crossed the Tk 1,100-crore mark again after two and a half months while the bourse’s general index continued to rise for the fifth consequent day as both individual and institutional investors went on a buying binge on the hope that the market would rally further.
Market operators said the turnover of the bourse rose to Tk 1,139.45 crore on Sunday from

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Undisclosed money investment decision propels stocks

DSE turnover hits two-and-a-half month high
Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday hit a two-and-a-half month high and the stocks extended gains for the third day on buying spree after the government allowed legalisation of undisclosed money by investing in the capital market, market operators said.
The Finance Bill 2011 passed on Tuesday included a provision of investment of undisclosed

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